The patient has been on antibiotic therapy every 4 hours for 4 days because of a respiratory infection. The patient feels he is better and has been increasingly missing his regular doses of the medication
As the nurse, you would advise the patient to: 1. take the regular doses to keep the correct level in the blood.
2. stop taking the medication.
3. take the medication at the same level with missed doses.
4. start taking the medication once a day.
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If the half-life of a drug is short, such as for many antibiotics, the person must take frequent dos-es to keep the correct level in the blood.
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The nurse is bathing a patient and notes reddened skin above the coccyx. Which action by the nurse is appropriate? (Select all that apply.)
a. Apply a barrier cream and massage the area. b. Document and describe the area and report to the physician. c. Wash and dry the area and position patient without pressure on coccyx. d. Report the area to the charge nurse.
A client has blood drawn for an arterial blood gas. When applying pressure to the puncture site, it is important for the nurse to:
1. Hold the pressure for at least 60 seconds. 2. Have a tourniquet available in case bleeding does not stop. 3. Hold the pressure for 5 minutes or longer. 4. Keep the extremity elevated above the heart.
The nurse is assessing cognitive function in a client who experienced a cerebral vascular accident. The nurse should focus on which of the following?
1. Ability to smell items while eyes are closed 2. Orientation to time, place, and person 3. Ability to walk with a smooth, steady gait 4. Ability to speak clearly
Community-based nursing services comprise continuing nursing care which may be:
a. preventative. b. curative. c. supportive. d. all of the above.